Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
Free Speech from the oft-overlooked dept Tue, Mar 31st 2026 01:30pm – Leigh Beadon Support us on Patreon » In the…
From Doe v. Life Time, Inc., decided today (correctly, I think) by Judge Dora Irizarry (E.D.N.Y.): The Complaint alleges that…
Crypto stocks and Bitcoin saw sudden gains Tuesday on multiple reports that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is “ready to end…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept No coding experience? This is the course for you. Whether you’ve dabbled in HTML or never…
A short excerpt from from today’s long opinion by Judge John Tigar (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Univ. v. Yuzhen; I…
In brief Tether’s USAT stablecoin has launched on the Celo blockchain, its first expansion beyond Ethereum. Google Cloud provides infrastructure…
from the hypocrisy-as-a-service dept On January 10th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Joe Rogan and put on quite a…
Today the Fifth Circuit denied my Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) challenges to the Justice Department’s 2021 deferred prosecution agreement…
In brief Standard Chartered says stablecoin velocity has doubled over two years, with coins now turning over six times per…
from the balaclava-is-just-another-word-for-‘accountability-deflector’ dept Before we get to the lie exposed here, let me just offer a correction of my…
On the eve of the birthright citizenship case, it is useful to think back to last year. The Trump Administration…
In brief Benchmark analysts assigned a $16 price target to Securitize, expressing bullishness on the firm’s ability to establish a…